Filling cup



June 16, 1925.

W. ARMOUR FILLING CUP Filed July 21, 1924 ATTORNEY wmaus:

Patented June 16, 1925.

PIA'T ENT 5 OFFICE.

WILLIAM ARMOUR, OF EDINBURG, INDIANA.

FILLING our.

v Application filed July 21, 1924. Serial No; 727,329.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM ARMOUR, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Edinburg, in the county of Johnson and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Filling Cups, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention is a filling cup and is particularly adapted for use by furniture dressers for applying a filler to the porous surface of wood so that it will take the usual varnish coating.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide an implement of this character which can be conveniently grasped by the operator and manipulated over the wood surface to apply the filler and simultaneously' finish or shine the same.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a wood finishing tool or implement which will be held in such a manner as to apply the filler to the wood surface with suflicient pressure as to conveniently fill the pores of the same.

Another general object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is simple in construction, consists of few parts and can be manufactured and sold at a minimum cost.

With the preceding and other objects and advantages in mind, the invention consists in the combination of elements, construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically set forth, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device, and

Figure 2 is a similar view, parts being shown in vertical section. I

Referring to the drawing in detail wherein like characters of reference denote like parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 designates a cylindrical casing open at both ends, and adapted to receive therein the usual filler element 6, the latter being composed of a resinous substance. A removable bottom cap 7 is arranged upon the lower end of the casing 5 while a similar removable cap 8 is arranged upon the upper end of the casing 5. This cap 8 is provided with a central opening 9 and a tubular vertical guide 10 in vertical alinement with the opening 9.

A plunger 11 is received in the tubular uide 10 and extends into the casing 5 and formed with a disk or follower 12 vertically movable in the cylindrical casing 5 and is adapted to be held against the upper end of the filler 6 when the device is being manipulated. This plunger 11 is threaded as at 13 for a portion of its length and threaded thereon is a wing nut ll provided with perforations 15. Contractile springs 16 are provided and are disposed upon opposite sides of the plunger 11 as shown in the drawing and have their upper ends 17 engaged with the perforations 15. Finger engaging rings 18 are carried by the lower ends of the contractile springs 16.

An expansible coil spring 19 encircles the tubular guide 10 and the plunger 11 and has one end positioned against the cap '8 and its opposite end bearing against the wing nut 14, and normally urges the plunger and A follower upwardly with respect to the easing 5.

In the operation of the device the cap 7 is first removed and the operator engages his index and third finger in the rings 18 and grasps the casing 5 by his remaining finger and thumb. With the device in this position it is brought into engagement with the wood surface with the under face of the filler 6 then moved back and forth across the wood surface and during this time pressure is exerted against the filler by the follower or disk 12 by reason of the downward pressure exerted on the plunger by the operators fingers engaged with the rings 18.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that'changes in the arrangement of parts may be made and that I am only limited by the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. In a device of the character described comprising an open ended casing adapted to be brought into contact with a surface to be treated and to receive a wood filler element therein, a cap mounted upon the upper end 1 the follq'wei, & thlje ded element On the rod and p'ro'vided Withwings, contractile spring carried by the Wings, finger engaging ele ments extending from theeentmc tile springs 5 into proximity with the casing whereby the rod may be moved downwardly by the fingers to hold the follower against the substance contztined in the easing while the casing is grasped by part ofth'e operators hand to move the casing over the surface to 10 be t eated..-

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM ARMOUR. 

